Mr Ian B
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I am little but a bringer of melancholy, a poster of the arcane, and a surveyor of pork based snacks
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Birds of Poole Harbour
7 days ago
This afternoon North Yorkshire Police announced the suspicious disappearance of young male White-tailed Eagle G834, the first to fledge from Dorset in centuries. This eagle was special for multiple reasons, not only his historic status but also wowing visitors & school children around Poole Harbour
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Birds of Poole Harbour
12 days ago
Incredibly exciting news, one of our newly returned 2-year old Ospreys, male 5R0 has just briefly landed on a harbour nest platform with Scottish ringed female 6J8, a 2024 female from the Tweed Valley & was recently seen in the Usk Valley
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Birds of Poole Harbour
12 days ago
The mystery stint this evening is looking like it’s probably a Little Stint after all. See message from local patch watcher Shaun Robson below:
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Birds of Poole Harbour
13 days ago
🐣🐣🐣🥚
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14 days ago
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Birds of Poole Harbour
14 days ago
We've rescheduled one of tomorrows boat trips from the afternoon, to a relaxing Evening/Sunset Safari, 17:45 - 20:45. We have a few tickets left so if you want a perfect end to the Bank Holiday weekend, come and join us: To book visit here:
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/spring...
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UKOI
16 days ago
C) BoPH. Looks like a second Hatch at Poole Time to be confirmed
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Birds of Poole Harbour
17 days ago
Wow! Well that was quick. First chick fully hatched by 15:10. A great start to what will hopefully be another successful year in terms of productivity for this nest
www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/.../osprey-w...
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Birds of Poole Harbour
17 days ago
The first hatch is underway at the
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Osprey nest. Chick should hopefully be out by this evening. Watch LIVE here:
www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/...
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Birds of Poole Harbour
18 days ago
Brilliant news, the mate of our recently returned Wareham Swift has just arrived this AM, meaning we now have the pair back which will hopefully see a successful breeding season get live streamed to the world. To watch visit:
www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/swift-box-cam/
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Birds of Poole Harbour
20 days ago
2 Little Tern fishing in Holton Bay viewable from Cordite Way
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Birds of Poole Harbour
20 days ago
Exciting news: You can now tune in to our new live Swift Nest Box Cam. This is part of the Aviva Community Funding we received which also saw multiple Swift Boxes ordered and dispatched to communities across south Dorset
www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/swift-box-cam/
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Birds of Poole Harbour
22 days ago
You’ll never guess who’s just turned up this AM. Another of our 2024 males……5H6 !!! The mighty titch is back 💪💪💪
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24 days ago
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Birds of Poole Harbour
24 days ago
Surveying this lunchtime we ended up with a record count of 369 Med Gull nests this PM when surveying the gull islands in the Wareham Channel. The previous record count was 278 in 2023 & a lot better than last years survey that only yielded 43 nests!
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Birds of Poole Harbour
25 days ago
IMPORTANT: We’ll be out tomorrow morning between 6am & 9am surveying Poole Harbours important Black-headed & Mediterranean Gull colony on the gull islands in the Wareham Channel, so if you see us don’t worry, we’re not egg thieves! This is a fully licensed survey as Med Gulls are schedule 1 species
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Difficult Monday
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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Right to Roam
about 1 month ago
Over 110 independent cinemas will be showing FREE SCREENINGS of Our Land: a feature documentary about Right to Roam's campaign to defend and extend access to nature. The initiative is via Escapes, a BFI-backed scheme to widen access to cinema. Screenings: May 5th - 6th
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Over 100 UK cinemas to offer free screenings of countryside documentary Our Land
More than 110 independent cinemas across the UK will offer free tickets to see new documentary Our Land this May, as part of a nationwide initiative to make cinema more accessible. Screening on 5th an...
https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2026/04/21/over-100-uk-cinemas-to-offer-free-screenings-of-countryside-documentary-our-land/
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Birds of Poole Harbour
about 1 month ago
Highlights from 2 Spring Safaris today of 2 Garganey, 1 Spot Redshank, 2 Osprey (2-year old 5R0), 2 WT Eagle, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spoonbill, c10 Avocet, 3 Whimbrel and 3 LR Plover. 📸- Garganey - Paul Morton 📸 - Spot Red and Osprey 5R0 - Joe Parker
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Birds of Poole Harbour
about 1 month ago
Last night the first Nightjars of the year were seen and heard with a couple over near Burnbake near Studland and this one which landed on one of our Osprey nest platforms near RSPB Arne
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about 1 month ago
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Painted a Robin today.
about 1 month ago
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Birds of Poole Harbour
about 2 months ago
Just received some really exciting news from one of our other nest platform cameras….5H3 just landed briefly. This is a 3-year old male that fledged from
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in 2024 and returned last year for the first time.
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Birds of Poole Harbour
about 2 months ago
Female Osprey CJ7 had laid 4 eggs for a third year in row. This is quite a rare occurrence in Ospreys, but great news for the recovering population here on the south coast
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Birds of Poole Harbour
about 2 months ago
Forster's fishing in main channel at Lytchett Bay
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Mr Ian B
Birds of Poole Harbour
about 2 months ago
One of our 2-year Ospreys that fledged from our
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nest back in 2024 just visited his natal nest much to the annoyance of his parents!
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Birds of Poole Harbour
about 2 months ago
Female Osprey CJ7 has laid her 3rd egg of the season 💪👍💪@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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5R0 is currently fishing on the River Axe in Devon from a local report
about 2 months ago
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Mr Ian B
Birds of Poole Harbour
about 2 months ago
We have an egg!! At 12:56pm today CJ7 laid her first egg on the
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www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/...
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Mr Ian B
Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
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Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
Forster’s Tern in Lytchett Bay now
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Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
Nice comparison of wheatear ‘types’ this AM at Greenlands Farm, Studland with both nominate Northern Wheatear (left) and Greenland sub species (right) feeding next to one another
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Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
Osprey mania! Had 2 circling over Holton Lee about an hour ago, then driving through Wareham Forest just now one was circling over Morden Bog with a fish….and one has just powered over north Lytchett Matravers, plus one on Middlebere platform
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
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All About Eve - 'In The Meadow' ~ Music Video
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The Sisters of Mercy @ Astoria Theatre, London, 22 02 2001
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HEARTLAND - Sisters of Mercy (LYRICS)
YouTube video by Sofus Solivagante
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Mr Ian B
Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
Forster’s Tern fishing a few meters off the cycle path in Holes Bay SE with Sandwich Terns, just down from Asda car park
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Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
QUICK UPDATE: more good news. Our male Osprey from our second nest '374' has arrived back safely & is now paired back with 1H1. We just need 5H3 to return now & try to pair with a wandering/visiting female. Here's keeping everything crossed for a successful 2026 season
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MeidasTouch
2 months ago
Add France to the list. One by one, U.S. allies are shutting their airspace to American military operations.
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Larry the Cat
2 months ago
Translation: "I started something I can't finish and broke something I can't fix so I'm going to walk away and pretend it's your fault"
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Mr Ian B
Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
The Osprey Mark photographed this afternoon then went and settled on the nest platform in Middlebere at RSPB Arne for several hours eating the fish, until she then went to roost just before darkness. Here she is on our monitoring camera
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Mr Ian B
Birds of Poole Harbour
2 months ago
5H1 was our first ever Osprey chick to fledge from Poole Harbour back in 2022. The first in Southern England for c180 years! She herself now breeds up in the East Midlands & briefly visited the Manton Bay nest at Rutland y’day. She is truly a historic & important bird.
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UKOI
2 months ago
5H1, Intrudes the Manton Bay Nest.
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